Welcome to the Saturday evening final addition of the BC High School Football report.

Our site also has the opening two round draw for the Triple A portion of the Subway Bowl playoffs. We will try and bring you 2A, plus Northern info on Sunday.

Here’s a look at Saturday’s three games, and the entire Friday story.

SATURDAY

DOUBLE A

Mt. Baker 13 Westsyde 6

Mission 30 Robert Bateman 7

Belmont 30 Seaquam 22

TRIPLE A

Mt. Douglas 43 New Westminster 14

St. Thomas More 40 West Vancouver 27

Kelowna 28 Rutland 2

Terry Fox 33 Centennial 30

Vancouver College 35 Notre Dame 24

Mt. Boucherie 41 Salmon Arm 0

W.J. Mouat 35 Lord Tweedsmuir 14

DOUBLE A

Pitt Meadows 33 Langley 6

John Barsby 61 Argyle 0

Windsor 41 Handsworth 0

South Delta 42 Eric Hamber 0

Rick Hansen 52 Abbotsford 23

Valleyview 24 South Kamloops 0

GAME REPORTS

SATURDAY

OKANAGAN CONFERENCE

WESTSYDE 6 at MT. BAKER 13

CRANBROOK — That’s the way to finish.

From the perspective of the Mt. Baker Wild, that was the rallying cry Saturday as the hosts won their first of 2012 on the last day of the regular season, beating the Westsyde Whundas of Kamloops 13-6.

For the Wild, it was also the first game this season in which they have scored more than one touchdown.

Philip Heineken and Jerrod Hagel did the honours, with Heineken adding a convert to make the final complete.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ROBERT BATEMAN 7 at MISSION 30

MISSION — Finishing a game that had as much meaning as Saturday’s Eastern Conference super tilt in the fashion they did is heartening news to the head coach of B.C.’s defending Double A provincial champions.

“We played a full game today, including a goal line stand as time ran out on the fourth quarter,” summed Mission Roadrunners head coach Kevin Watrin following his team’s 30-7 win over Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Timberwolves (3-2, 5-3) in a game to determine first place. “We are proud to win our second consecutive Eastern Conference championship.”

And as far as dynamic partnerships go, it would be hard to find anyone at the tier to top quarterback Kevin Wiens and running back Evan Horton.

In a game in which Mission (5-0, 7-2) bolted out to a 30-0 lead, the early going showed Wiens at his scrambling best.

First, a 35-yard TD run, then another from 12 yards. Add a safety and the Roadrunners were leading 16-0 at the half.

In the third quarter, Horton’s 15-yard run made it 22-0, before Wiens’ 10-yard pass to Wayde Carpenter rounded out the offence for the home team.

“Once again the tandem of Wiens and Horton were a dominating presence offensively,” said Watrin. “But we also had a dominating defensive effort.”

Wiens carried 14 times for 155 yards, while Horton carried 14 times for 104 yards.

“Bateman has several talented football players that should cause playoff teams some headaches,” said Watrin. “They may be a bracket buster before the playoffs are finished.”

Added Bateman coach Rick MacDonald: “Mission played as defending champs should, by capitalizing on each mistake that we made.”

Ben Cummings carried 16 times for 107 yards while Tanner Friesen went 10-of-13 for 132 yards, including a TD pass to John Beckerleg.

“On a positive note,” said MacDonald, whose team has felt the injury crunch this season, “we left the game with all hands healthy and hungry for the playoffs.”

SOUTHERN CONFERFENCE

BELMONT 30 at SEAQUAM 22

NORTH DELTA — The drive that started with great defence wound up lifting Victoria’s Belmont Bulldogs (4-1, 4-4) to a win in the final regular season high school football game played in B.C.

With the scored tied 22-22, the Bulldogs got a critical stop on the opposition four-yard line near the end of the third quarter and then proceeded to drive 96 yards, scoring the winning touchdown in a 30-22 victory over the Seaquam Seahawks (3-2, 5-4) on a fourth-and-four from the 17-yard line.

“Our staff is extremely proud of these kids and their hard work,” said an elated Belmont offensive co-ordinator J.C. Boice after the win. “Belmont continues to develop its identity as a tough, physical team on both sides of the ball that wears opponents down.”

They did that.

Despite the fact that Seaquam’s superstar running back Mark Lego carried 41 times for 304 yards and rushed for all three of his team’s touchdowns, the Bulldogs size and experience wound up carrying the day. Lego also had 84 yards in kick returns and added eight tackles on defence.

“They played us very well and it was our inability to stop their double-wing, and their size,” said Seahawks head coach Jerry Mulliss whose team gets a heaping helping of Ballenas next week in Parksville, and its explosive duo of quarterback Liam O’Brian and receiver Dallas Towle. “Their size was a huge factor. But I am so proud of my team, and proud of our fifth-year guys who dedicated themselves to the game.”

Sam Varao and R.J. Piche each rushed for a pair of touchdowns for the winners while Cody Wist captained the defence with two interceptions.

FRIDAY

TRIPLE A

WESTERN CONFERENCE

MT. DOUGLAS 43 at NEW WESTMINSTER 14

NEW WESTMINSTER — Mt. Douglas has a lot of Rams in its arsenal, but behind the play of its offensive line, it’s been a special trifecta of players that has had the defending B.C. Triple A champs charging down the back-stretch of the 2012 regular season.

“I cannot say enough great things about the play of Ashton (MacKinnon), Brian (Dowds) and Marcus (Davis) during our regular season,” said Mt. Douglas head coach Mark Townsend. “They have been tremendous coupled with excellent play from our big boys along the offensive line.”

One week Davis plays the special teams ace, another he’ll line up in the slot and show off his sure hands.

And on Friday at Mercer Stadium, as the Rams (5-1, 8-1) handed the host Hyacks (0-6, 3-7) a winless conference season with a decisive 43-14 win, it was taking the handoff and showing off his speed and instincts.

First came a 47-yard scoring run to knot the score, then came a 65-yard gallop to make it 13-7. Davis also finished the day with three catches for 52 yards.

Quarterback MacKinnon and receiver Dowds then put the game away by hooking up for four touchdown passes.

MacKinnon, who finished 11-of-16 for 220 yards, threw touchdown passes of five, 53, 30 and 60 yards to Dowds, who finished with seven catches for 168 yards. Throw in a 32-yard Callum Duke field goal, and the Rams led 43-7 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Hyacks closed out the scoring when Sonu Kainth recovered a fumble in the end zone.

“It was a disappointing end to a disappointing season,” said Hyacks head coach Farhan Lalji, whose team had won three straight games and sat at 3-1 when league play began on Sept. 28.

Included in the win streak was a 36-33 win over Okanagan champion and honourable mention Mt. Boucherie.

Mt. Douglas’ only loss this season was a 52-49 setback against W.J. Mouat in a rematch of last season’s B.C. final. In putting together an eight-win regular campaign, the Rams have scored at least 40 points in each of its past eight games.

“I said at the start of the season that Mt Douglas was the best team in the province and I have no reason to believe otherwise after today.” continued Lalji. “They have the most complete team – the best combination of explosive skill players at every position and great linemen, even while playing everyone today.”

Peter Nicholas, the Rams’ standout defensive tackle, led the defence with 10 tackles. Peter Elwood and Trevor Ridley added five and four tackles respectively, while Sasha Shurvin and Peter Allan had two apiece, Shurvin added three sacks and Allan a fumble recovery. Julian Luis and Alec Wong each made interceptions.

VANCOUVER COLLEGE 35 at NOTRE DAME 24

BURNABY — Liam Mahara is treading where so few Vancouver College running backs have set foot before.

On Friday, the Irish’s talented senior carried 23 times for 358 yards and four touchdowns as the Irish (5-, 8-2) won the annual Archbishops’ Trophy clash 35-24 over the Notre Dame Jugglers (1-5, 1-9) at Burnaby Lakes.

And in a game so meaningful to both schools, Vancouver College needed everything Mahara had to give, especially over a crazy opening quarter of play.

Mahara scored on a 65-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, but on the ensuing kick-off, the Jugglers’ Anthony Quatrano bobbled, but ultimately regained possession of the ball, and went 91 yards for a major to tie the score at 7-7.

VC’s Hunter Robinson then found Manvir Khun-Khun with a 31-yard TD pass, but the Jugglers came right back to tie the score on a two-yard plunge by Mike Aranzaso.

The scoring finally came to a close when Mahara rushed for his second major of the contest, this one from 57 yards out.

Notre Dame quarterback Danny Spagnuolo scored on a sneak and later added a field goal to account for the rest of the Jugglers scoring.

In the second half, it was all Mahara. He scored on a 24-yard run in the third quarter, and later on a 75-yard run in the fourth.

“I have never been more proud of the effort of any team I have ever coached,” said Jugglers head coach Richard Scott. “We had chances win, we created turnovers, we were the more physical team, and this group finally played like a family. That will massively help going into the playoffs.”

OKANAGAN CONFERENCE

RUTLAND 2 at KELOWNA 28

KELOWNA — The Kelowna Owls (4-2, 5-5) came on strong in the second half, topping the Rutland VooDoos (2-4, 6-4) at the Apple Bowl in Friday by a 28-2 count.

“Rutland is a tough, well-coached team and they played better than we did in the first half particularly in the second quarter,” said Owls head coach Shane Sommerfeld. “Penalties dogged us throughout the game but KSS out-hit Rutland and the physical condition of Owls showed through, particularly in the second half. We are back to business on Monday and we have a lot of hard work to do to get ready for play-offs.”

On the game, the Owls rushed 34 times for 198 yards, and added 11 pass completions for another 135 yards.

Kelowna quarterback Shawn Gordon completed 11 passes for 135 yards, including a 20-yard strike to Mitchell Weir late in the opening quarter.

Nathan Brown carried 15 times for 103 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown run.

Weir’s six-yard run was the only scoring of the third quarter. In the fourth, Hudsen Andersen broke a series of tackles on a 19-yard run to the end zone to wrap up the Owls scoring. Rutland’s points came via a safety. Andersen finished with 83 yards rushing while receiver Darrion Bunce totaled four catches for 57 yards, two of which were key in establishing field position that led to majors.

Defensively, Nathan Eyre made four tackles and registered two sacks while Eli Haynes managed five tackles and came up with an interception.

SALMON ARM 0 at MT. BOUCHERIE 41

KELOWNA — The Mt. Boucherie Bears(6-0, 7-2) proved themselves to be the class of the conference, breaking big plays with regularity Friday at the Apple Bowl in a shutout win that capped an undefeated Okanagan campaign and brought to an end a valiant but frustrating season for the winless Golds (0-6, 0-10).

“Salmon Arm gambled a lot in this game but it backfired a little,” admitted Bears head coach Mike Godwin. “They stacked nine men in the box to stop the run, but when one of our running backs could get through the line of scrimmage they tended to break fairly long runs because there was no safety.”

The Golds gave up five turnovers and its defense was trying to jump the snap count which resulted in multiple penalties and a lot of free yards.

Bears’ pivot Josiah Joseph went 7-of-15 for 134 yards, tossing scoring passes to Spencer Humes (32 yards) and Cam Spence (27 yards), while also calling his own number on a three-yard run.

Big-play specialist Peter Briker again answered the bell, returning a punt 80- yards for a score, while fullback Curtis Urlacher (21 yards) also rushed for a score. Scott Vincent chipped in from the defensive side, scooping up a Salmon Arm fumble and going 13 yards into the end zone.

Field position for so much of what Mt. Boucherie was able to do came from running back Ronnie DeGuevara, who didn’t score, but carried 14 times for 144 yards.

Ty Nelson, Carter Young, Urlacher and Vincent all had fumble recoveries. Dakota Spies had an interception.

CROSS CONFERENCE

WEST VANCOUVER 27 at ST. THOMAS MORE 40

BURNABY — For the second year running, the St. Thomas More Knights are Eastern Conference champions.

The Knights (5-1, 7-2) played one of their best opening halves of the season Friday at Burnaby Lakes, racing out to a 33-7 halftime lead in what would be a 40-27 win over the West Vancouver Highlanders (2-4, 4-5).

“We played a great first half tonight and I thought our offense was both loose and aggressive,” said STM head coach Bernie Kully. “I thought our defense was solid for the first half, but with the score being so decisive at the half, I think we got complacent and had break downs that are often associated with being up by 26 points.”

The beauty of a top two finish in the East is an opening-round bye, which means STM will open the Subway Bowl playoffs in the quarterfinals at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium in two weeks, facing the winner of next week’s opening-round contest between Kelowna and Notre Dame.

On Friday, Knights’ quarterback Chase Malcolm passed for 183 yards and three touchdowns, including strikes to both Gio Trasolini and Malcolm Lee.

Meanwhile, Jalen Jana rushed for 167 yards and two majors.

On defence, the duo at the end spots were once again effective. Dante Vigini had seven tackles, a fumble recovery and two sacks, while Nico Repole had six tackles and three sacks. Jana and Noah Usherwood had five tackles each.

“Dante Vigini and Nico Repole led our defense tonight,” said Kully. “With Dante and Nico playing defensive end, they do a great job and reading run or pass and reacting to what they see.

“In my time as a coach I think they are the best tandem of defensive ends that I have coached, They are aggressive and make so many plays.”

The Knights, of course, weren’t able to parlay their Eastern crown into playoff momentum. Kully and the entire team want to right what from their perspective, what was a wrong last season.

“We know that with the playoffs now here we need to play four quarters of football to win,” he said. “In the playoffs anything can truly happen and we have to have a true sense of urgency to be successful.”

The Highlanders had already qualified for the playoffs, but weren’t able to fully build on the momentum they wanted to take into the post season.

“Tonight was another frustrating day for myself and the coaching staff,” said West Vancouver head coach Shawn Anderson. “We played another great football team in this league and our poor week of preparation cost us. I give STMC credit, there play makers made plays and their defense pursued the football well to create turnovers.”

Highlanders quarterback Johnny Franklin was 12-of-30 for 206 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing seven times for 71 yards and a score. James Oswald did his best to bring West Van back in stages over the course of the game, and finished with seven carries for 63 yards and two TDs, while adding 12 tackles on defence. Receiver Blake Whiteley caught five passes for 86 yards and a score.

“I was happy that we never gave up and had a solid second half,” continued Anderson. “That is a big step for us because earlier this season we may have let up being down so much at the half. The next step for us at West Van Football for these players is to give themselves some credit and play with attitude against these established schools.”

With the regular season now over, a program that folded midway through the 2010 campaign is primed for the second season, and of course, for the venue they next get to perform.

“We are four wins and five losses this season and have met our team goal of making the playoffs,” said Anderson. “For me that is not an accomplishment but the expectation. The new goal is a playoff win at B.C. Place. Our preparation this week will be an indication of how we play next weekend.”

EASTERN CONFERENCE

CENTENNIAL 30 at TERRY FOX 33

COQUITLAM — The season of what if for the Terry Fox Ravens could still have a very happy ending.

Injury ravaged and riding a three-game losing streak, all in conference play, the PoCo squad finally is fielding something that resembles a healthy squad and it showed on the offensive side of the football Friday in its annual cross-Tri-City clash with the arch-rival Centennial Centaurs on Friday at Percy Perry Stadium.

Mate McLeod-Genest, one of those players who battled injuries this season, carried 23 times for 199 yards and four scores, while field general Trevor Casey, who has missed a huge chunk of the season, was under centre, a presence despite going just two-of-three for 66 yards.

“The O-Line had a great game tonight,” said McLeod-Genest. “We played to the whistle on every play. And the defense had a great effort.”

Added co-head coach Martin McDonnell: “Mate had a monster game on O. He ran with conviction. It was nice to have guys return. Nick Agnoletto had a sparkling performance on defense. We look forward to getting more guys back next week. We can really do more stuff with some of those key players.’

That’s putting it mildly.

The Ravens lost a 44-40 shootout to Mt. Douglas on the second full weekend of play with Casey at the controls, but ever since his injury the offence has sputtered. In its previous five games, the Ravens had not scored more than 13 points in any contest, a stretch in which its defence help gut out 13-7 and 13-0 win over Notre Dame and Lord Tweedsmuir respectively.

LORD TWEEDSMUIR 14 at W.J. MOUAT 35

ABBOTSFORD — It’s been impossible to ignore what Maleek Irons has accomplished this season.

Yet as the No. 1 W.J. Mouat Hawks (5-1, 9-1) closed out another impressive regular season campaign, what was most impressive Friday in its 35-14 win over a very good, No. 5-ranked Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (3-3, 5-4) team from Surrey, was the depth of performances it got from so many others.

In fact, while Irons sizzled again with 221 yards on 28 carries and one rushing touchdown, the fact others stepped up as well was not lost on Hawks’ head coach Denis Kelly.

“We were very encouraged by the contributions offensively by players other than Maleek,” Kelly said after the win brought his team to nine wins on the season. “Taylor Hinton, Clovis Lumeka, Mario Narte and Crysthian Rivas all had fine games. We got a good defensive effort for the most part, but that No. 22 (Panthers’ running back Jamel) Lyles was very good for LT.”

The win earns the Hawks a Round 1 bye, something Kelly says is welcomed after playing 10 straight weeks and racking up nine wins in the process.

Some of those other performances Kelly was speaking to:

Fullback Hinton had 51 yards rushing on 10 carries and had seven tackles from his middle linebacker spot.

Quarterback Narte had 75 yards on six carries and was 6-of-8 passing for 84 yards and one TD, a 60-yard strike to tight end Chris Brake. He also scored twice on runs.

Running back Rivas had 51 yards on six carries in relief of Irons while Lumeka had 50 yards rushing on three carries and scored a touchdown.

On defence, Levi Hua had seven tackles, Sheriden Lawley had four tackles and a pair of sacks. Matt Riley and Hunter Struthers each had five tackles.

As Kelly noted, Lyles was indeed a bright spot offensively for the Panthers. The Grade 11 carried 20 times for 201 yards and scored on a five-yard TD run.

Joe Carter had the other Panthers score on a nine-yard run. Quarterback Connor McKay was 6-of-8 passing for 68 yards, three of his completions caught by Cayden Helders.

Travis MacDonald led the defence with nine tackles and Mike Carter, who had to fill in for Ryan Godard (sick) at middle linebacker, had 9nine tackles and a sack.

“It was tough stopping the run against such a powerful O-line without a few of our best defensive players,” admitted Tweedsmuir head coach Kurt Thornton. “As the game went on, our players dug in and played tougher in the second half (second half 7-7). But, you can’t decide you only want to play tough for half a game at Triple A.

“We started well in the first quarter, but couldn’t stop Irons and company in the second quarter,” he continued. “I don’t know what they feed those o-linemen in Abbotsford, but they were sure strong.”

DOUBLE A

FRIDAY

WESTERN CONFERENCE

BALLENAS 41 at NANAIMO DISTRICT 8

NANAIMO — The rest of the way, depending of course on how many rounds of the Subway Bowl playoffs they are able to navigate, Parksville’s Ballenas Whalers are ready to become something a little closer to the Greatest Show on Turf.

The post-season begins next Friday for the Whalers (5-1, 6-3), who navigated the mud at Nanaimo District Secondary and came away with a 41-8 win over the host Islanders (1-5, 2-7).

“If we can do this on the mud, I can’t wait to see what we can do on field turf,” enthused Ballenas head coach Jeremy Conn.

Liam O’Brien, the Ballenas quarterback, was simply unstoppable, going 10-of-12 for 290 yards and six touchdowns.

O’Brien hooked up with Dallas Towle for touchdowns of 48, 42 and 65 yards. Meanwhile, Scott Childs added 42 and 45 yard TD catches from O’Brien. Josh Bouchard finished the scoring with a three-yard TD catch. Overall Towle finished with four catches for 163 yards and three scores.

“O’Brien was really on his game,” said Conn, “which was great because the field was really sloppy, Also, our receivers were able to catch the ball well and made great adjustments to the ball in the air.”

Talking about adjustments.

After O’Brien had hit Towle with the 48-yard bomb to open the contest, the Islanders immediately marched and took an 8-7 lead, forcing the Whalers to make adjustments to the host team’s flexbone triple option attack.

“We had one scheme in mind and when I realized that NDSS was taking advantage of it we had to switch gears,” Conn admitted afterwards. “I was really proud of how the kids made the adjustments and they able to buckle down and do their jobs.”

Leading the way on defense was Rory Knapton with nine tackles and a fumble recovery and Matt Leonard with eight tackles. Dennis Adams had four tackles and a fumble recovery. Coltin Laplante, Lukas Whibley and Josh Bishop each had six tackles while Brock Mould had four tackles and two sacks.

“Looking at these defensive stats I can really see how everyone stepped up, “said Conn, “we need to do that, to play better as a team defense.”

ARGYLE 0 at JOHN BARSBY 61

NANAIMO — Through the air, along the ground, on defence and on special teams.

Those were the ways that the No. 3-ranked John Barsby Bulldogs (6-0, 7-2) completed a perfect regular season in the West on Friday, not handing the ball to leading rusher Brandon Parker once on the day, but still having more than enough to record its fourth shutout off the season, reaching a season-high in points with a 61-0 win at Merle Logan Park over North Vancouver’s visiting Argyle Pipers (1-6, 1-7).

Parker and Truong, the team’s top two rushers, caught those scoring passes.

Truong, Justin Cook, Tyler Harvey and Jacob Odynsky, the latter with two scores, accounted for the team’s five rushing majors as the Bulldogs prepare to host an opening-round playoff game this coming weekend.

Shawn Arabsky returned a kickoff 86 yards for a major, while Joseph Smith added another off a 38-yard fumble recovery.

WINDSOR 41 at HANDSWORTH 0

NORTH VANCOUVER — The Windsor Dukes are headed to the playoffs with some pretty healthy mometum.

The Dukes (4-2, 6-2), coming off a bye week, won for the fourth straight time Friday, fashioning a 41-0 win at crosstown rival Handsworth (2-4, 2-7) for its third shutout victory in a row.

“I am proud of this team because we played to our full potential,” said Dukes’ quarterback Ty Marshall. “We have to keep it up for the playoffs.”

Marshall’s first two passes of the game both went for touchdowns as he hit Joel Brown for scoring catches of 47 and 21 yards.

Marshall then rushed for two scores before retiring to the sidelines for the start of the fourth quarter, finishing a tidy 4-of-5 for 83 yards, and also carrying 14 times for 93 yards.

Kramer and Rudy Uhl led defence with six tackles each while Kevin Marquis and Joel Brown had five apiece.

In fourth quarter, back-up QB Eric Neil capped off a scoring drive by calling his own number from 16 yards out.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

RICK HANSEN 52 at ABBOTSFORD 23

ABBOTSFORD — With Reagan Doucette once again out of the lineup, Jasnoor Dhaliwal gave his odometre a person workout Friday at Rotary Stadium.

Dhaliwal rushed for 273 yards and a score, and also caught three passes for 81 yards and another TD from quarterback Alex Ho as the Rick Hansen Hurricanes (3-2, 7-2) rolled to a 52-23 win over crosstown rival Abbotsford Panthers (0-5, 0-8) on Friday afternoon at Rotary Stadium.

Jasnoor Dhaliwal and the offensive line had a big day,” said ‘Canes head coach Paul Gill. “We have a number of injuries in the backfield this year and Jasnoor has been just amazing. We are real proud of his effort thus far.”

In a game of runs, Rick Hansen’s opening 18-0 lead was quickly answered by 14 straight points by the Panthers.

However Hansen got both of those back, scoring a TD and then recovering the ensuing onside kick and turning it into a score which had them leading 32-14 at the break.

Ho went 8-for-13 for 182 yards and two touchdowns and also carried four times for 15 yards and another. Brother Brandon Ho rushed for three scores, caught a TD pass, rushed for 26 yards and made five tackles and an interception on defence.

Zach Toews also rushed for one score and made five tackles on defence.

On the day, Rick Hansen totaled 514 yards of offence, 332 coming on the ground.

LANGLEY 6 at PITT MEADOWS 33

PITT MEADOWS — The Pitt Meadows Marauders (3-2, 5-3) and Langley Saints (1-4, 2-6) had their respective season’s playoff fates come down to a single-game, season-ending duel on Friday, and in the end, the Marauders experienced the rare emotion of getting to the senior varsity playoffs for the first time.

“This was another big win for our team and our program,” said Pitt head coach Matt Todd, after his team won its final three games to grab the tough East’s final playoff spot and earn a playoff date next week at B.C. Place Stadium. “Today, I’m especially proud of our seniors, the ones who have been playing here since JV and have never experienced a winning season ever and have never played in the playoffs before. They did it for each other and they did it for their school. I couldn’t be prouder of them and of our whole team.”

Quarterback Joe Schuster’s 110-yard passing day was if anything, efficient. All of his completions went to his two primary vertical threats. Anthony Gagnon caught one TD pass to go along with 60 yards through the air and Tanner Hartley had 50 yards in catches, including one touchdown. Brandon Stewart rushed for 81 yards and one major.

On defence, Cole Erskine-Shaw shone with a 99-yard interception return for a TD, while joining Callum Williamson, Ben Zabierek with four tackles apiece. Cole White had three tackles and a sack.

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

SOUTH DELTA 42 at ERIC HAMBER 0

VANCOUVER — The No. 1-ranked South Delta Sun Devils finished what may well be the first undefeated regular season in school history on Friday.

The Sun Devils (6-0, 8-0) scored early and often, taking a 14-0 lead after its first two possessions, en route to a 42-0 win over host, winless crew of Eric Hamber Griffins (0-5, 0-8), who have not only battled the reality of a first season in senior varsity football, but of a mass of injuries as well.

Quarterback Kyle Menzies went five yards to David Mann for the first score, before Mann added another major on a two-yard run.

Back-up pivot Lucas Kirk threw an eight-yard strike to Will Kraynyk, and Kraynyk later scored on a 35-yard run. Mann returned a punt 60 yards in the second half for a touchdown.

On the day, head coach Ray Moon played his entire roster, and nine Sun Devils rushed for 189 yards and three scores.

“Coach Moon is a very classy individual and recognized the disparity between the teams early and played in a way where his team would still learn and benefit from our game, and still allow our team an opportunity for success,” said Hamber head coach Bobby Gibson, whose positive nature has helped carry the Griffins through a campaign in which they failed to score a point in each of their last four games.

Said Gibson of his graduating seniors: “They will be looked upon as the founding fathers of our program in years to come. Their commitment, dedication and courage to continue on through difficult and trying times needs to be commended.”

Gibson, always sunny, has seen the Hamber junior varsity finish its regular season at 3-2.

“They are playoff bound for the first time in team history and there success would not be possible were it not for our varsity program laying the groundwork.”

OKANAGAN CONFERENCE

SOUTH KAMLOOPS 0 at VALLEYVIEW 24

KAMLOOPS — With city bragging rights and a playoff berth on the line, the Valleyview Vikings blanked crosstown rival South Kam 24-0 on Friday night at Hillside Stadium.

The Vikings had never beaten South Kam in its history, yet on Friday found a way to blank the Titans offense, which entered the Valleyview red zone just once all night.

Jordan Comeau opened the scoring with a 55 yard scamper midway through the second quarter. Then, with just two seconds remaining in the first half, Alex Beckett intercepted a pass at his own 40 yard line and scored his second pick-six in as many weeks to extend the lead to 15-0 going into halftime. Evan Mutrie took a fourth quarter toss 25 yards for a score and then forced a safety for the final points of the night.

The Vikings will now head to the provincial playoffs for the first time since 2006 where they will take on the No. 2 seed from the Eastern Conference, the loser of tomorrow’s Mission vs. Robert Bateman game.

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